Mattress protector



April 23, 1929. L. J. PINGRY MATTRESS PROTECTOR Filed Sept. 30, 1925WITNESS:

Patented Apr. 23, 1929.

UNITED STATES LOUISA JANE PINGRY,

MATTRESS Application led September rlhis invention relates toimprovements in mattress protectors, the general object being' thesuspending' of a length of fabric upon a bed spring in order that thelower side of the Vmattress when arranged upon a bed will be spaced fromthe spring in eliminating the possibility of the mattress being tornupon the spring and side edges of sheets when tucked under the mattress.

Another object of my invention resides in the provision of the cover perse and having iitted thereto a pluralityv of attaching clips securedWithin the binding therefor whereby the spring frames may be engaged bythel clips to support the protector` thereupon.

Vith the above and other objects` in view, the invention furtherincludes the following novel features and details of construction, to behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing Figure 1 is an elevation of my invention as applied.

Figure Q is a sectional view taken on line .f2-2 of Figure l,illustrating the construction of the cover and the manner in which thelatter is attached to the spring frame.

Referring to the drawing in detail, Wherein like characters of referencedenote corresponding parts, the reference character l() indicates anendless bar forming the frame of a bed spring, not shown, being of theusual and Well known construction and forming no part of thepresent.application for Letters Patent but being merely shown forpurposes of illustration in bringing forward the novel advantages of theabove entitled invention.

The invention resides in the provision of a protector, as indicated at11, having outer or bottom and top layers of bed ticking as indicatedAat 12 and an intermediate layer 0F TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

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of oil cloth 13, all of which having registering ventilating openings1st therein and a binding strip secured in the usual manner to the edgesthereof. Lengths of wire, as indicated at 16, have their upper endportions 17 intersecting as at 18 and fitted and secured beneath thebinding strip 15 upon the upper side ot' the protector 11. The remainingportion ot' each length ot' wire being bent intermcdiately upon itself`to provide a resilient looped portion 19 adapted to extend around andbeneath the frame 10 to support the cover l? thereupon.

It is to be noted that a plurality of these fastening means are securedto the opposite sides and ends of the protector 112 in securing thelatter to the fraaie 1() and in providing the resilient support for' themattress, not shown, irrespective of the springs, not showrn'littedWithin the frame 10.

The inventionis susceptible of various changes in its form, proportionsand minor details of construction. and the right is herein reserved tomake such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed isz- A mattressprotector comprising a cover adapted to overlie a spring fraaie, abindingr on the edge ot the cover having portions overlapping themargins of the cover and attached thereto at spaced oints. resilientclips having the upper ends t ereof disposed to intersect one anotherand extended beneath said overlapping portions, and resilient loopportions projected from the intersecting portions of the clip beingdisposed for engagement with the under sides of the spring frame toyieldingly sup ort the protector in position for use upon tiie frame andto insulate a mattress therefrom.

In testimony whereof I aix 1n signature.

LoUiSA JANE 'INGRY

